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The Party supposedly headed for "extinction" won the Presidency, kept control of both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House, gained control of 33 out of 50 governorships, and won control of both chambers of the legislatures in 32 states (with Democrats controlling both chambers in only 5 states).

When the Clinton campaign said it would join the recount in three Rust Belt states narrowly lost to Donald Trump, it didn't say its motive was overcoming the vote totals but instead to find out if there was "foreign interference" in the election.

It's silly to argue that the GOP is the best positioned to stand up to the oil industry. But it's an important reminder to Democrats (and environmentalists) from the coasts that issues like the Renewable Fuel Standard are watched closely in the middle of the country.